Trousers attachment



July 8 1924. 1,500,804- A. w. CRAWFORD I TROUSERS ATTACHMENT Filed Dec. 31. 1-920 n'iim 4 W CDMW/d/M what is known as bagging Patented July 8, 1924.

ITED TES.

ALEXANDER W. CRAWFORD, OF CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS.

TROUSERS ATTACHMENT.

Application filed December 31, 1920. Serial No. 434,329.

To all whom it may concern:

-Be it known that I, ALEXANDER W. CRAW- FORD, a citizen of the United States of America, a resident of Carlinville, in the county of Macoupin, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers Attachments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trousers attachments, and more particularly to an attachment adapted to prevent at the knees. lVhen a person moves from a standing to a sitting position, the ordinary trousers are tightened at the knees and this results in stretching and bagging of the material at the knees. It is well known that bagging may be avoided by lifting the knee portions of the trousers when the wearer moves from a standing position to a sitting position, and my object is to pro duce a simple attachment whereby this re suit is automatically accomplished when the wearer moves to a sitting position.

Briefly stated, the attachmentcomprises tension members, preferably formed by a strip of non-elastic, or approximately nonelastic, material which will not stretch freely when placed under tension. This strip or band is attached inside of the trousers and it extends from the rear upper portion of the trousers to points below the knees, as will be hereafter more fully described. It is so arranged that it will be placed under tension when the wearer moves to a sitting position, and as a result, the knee portions of the trousers are displaced upwardly from the knees of the wearer.

Fig. I is a front elevation of the attachment, a human figure being shown by dotted lines to indicate the locations of the upper and lower portions of the attachme-nt.

Fig. II is a perspective view showing the front of a pair of trousers equipped with the attachment, a portion of one leg of the trousers being broken away to show the manner in which the lower portions of the attachment are secured.

. Fig. III is a perspective view showing the rear of the trousers.

Fig. IV is a side elevation of the trousers.

Fig. V is a detail view of the strip or band as it appears before being attached to the trousers, the middle portion of the band being broken away.

Fig. VI is an enlarged section on the line VI-VI, Fig. II.

A designates a pair of trousers provided with the usual leg members 1, and B designates the approximately noirelastic band or strip located within the trousers. This band is preferably made of strong fabric which will not be materially stretched or elongated when placed under the tension to which it is subjected in service.

The band B comprises an intermediate portion 2 attached to the rear upper portion of the trousers at points above the seat by means of stitches 3, and tension members 4 extending downwardly from said intermediate portion to points below the knees of the trousers. More specifically stated, the tensio-n'members 4 extend forwardly below the hip portions of the trousers and then downwardly in diagonal lines to the knee portions, where the band is extended to points a few inches below the knees. The lower side margins of the band are stitched at 5 to the oppositely disposed longitudinal seams 6 in the legs of the trousers. 8 designates stitches whereby the tension members 4 are secured to the trousers.

hen the wearer moves from a standing position to a sitting position, the band or strip is placed under tension, and the trousers are lifted at the knees so as to avoid stretching or bagging of the knees of the trousers.

I claim:

1. A pair of trousers provided with tension elements extending from the rear upper portion of the trousers at points above the seat to points below the knees of the trousers, the upper and lower portions only of said tension elements being attached to the trousers.

2. A- pair of trousers provided with legs, and an approximately non-elastic tension strip located within the trousers, said tension strip comprising an intermediate por tion attached to the rear upper portion of the trousers at points above the seat, and tension members extending downwardly from said intermediate portion to the knee portions of the trousers, the lower portions only of said tension members being attached to the legs of the trousers, the upper portions of said tension members being free from said trouser legs.

3. A pair of trousers provided with legs having oppositely disposed longitudinal seams, and an approximately non-elastic tension band located within the trousers and attached to the rear upper portion thereof at points above the seat, said band extending forwardly below the hip portions of the trousers and thence downwardly along the front portions of the trousers to points be low the knees, the lower portions of said tension band being attached to said longi tudinal seams at points above and below the knee portions of the trousers.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto affix my signature.

ALEXANDER CRAWFORD. 

